I’m doing “19 in 2019” this year. It is *exactly* what it sounds like – I have 19 goals to complete by the end of 2019. I know I already made a post on my 2019 reading resolutions, but to be honest, those are secondary goals. Completing the PopSugar Reading Challenge will not further my plan for world domination, now will it?

Goals and explanations below:

1. Go minimal.
   • Am I a minimalist at heart? Almost certainly not. Does it seem like a good thing to explore? Sure. I need a good & thorough investigation of all my stuff anyway, despite moving every year for the past 5 years, I own too much stuff.
2. Reorganize the apartment.
   • This one goes with number 1 up there. There needs to be a better way to organize the stuff we have.
3. No buying books in 2019. I own 110+ books that I haven’t read. I have so many books {that I have read} that I have to store them in bins in the garage.
   • There are 3 books I *do* want to buy next year, so they don’t count.
   • This is probably the goal I’m most likely to not meet.
4. Respond to my pen-pal letters within a week {two if there are extenuating circumstances – like a hurricane}.
5. Lose the 20 pounds I gained in 2018. Preferably I’ll lose more, but those 20 need to get out of town for sure.
6. Keep the blog up all year.
   • I’ve been enjoying it for the past little while and while I think I’ll be making changes, I don’t particularly want to stop.
7. Read the entire Bible.
   • I’m a Christian and have never read the Bible front to back so that’s probably something I should remedy.
8. Complete Couch to 5K….finally.
9. Revamp my wardrobe.
   • This one has been hanging out on my ‘ get to it eventually’ list & I’d like to cross it off.
10. Make at least 24 new recipes.
    • We’re going Paleo in January, so I’m pretty sure this one will be doable.
11. Track our spending all year & develop a budget.
12. Make real progress on my novel.
    • I’m not sure what this looks like yet, so it’ll most likely be updated along the way.
13. Go tech-free for a weekend every quarter. From Friday after work through Sunday at bed. No phone, no tv, no internet.
    • Phone calls to moms don’t count.
14. Make a list of things to do in Myrtle Beach and do them.
15. Be more deliberate in the things that I decide to do.
    • I think most people could handle working on this from time to time.
16. Pay off my credit card. Obviously.
17. This one isn’t for sharing.
18. Neither is this one, don’t be nosy.
19. Nerp.

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